The University of Cincinnati Classics Department is pleased to offer the Margo Tytus Visiting Scholars Program, for study and research in the fields of philology, history, or archaeology at the John Miller Burnam Classics Library. Apart from residence in Cincinnati for the term of the relevant fellowship, the only obligation of Tytus Scholars is to pursue their own research. They will also be able to access the Klau Library at neigboring Hebrew Union College. Applicants for this program will ordinarily be a minimum of five years beyond receipt of the Ph.D., though there is some flexibility with this requirement. The program's criteria favor scholars with notable publication histories, in fields of interest to department faculty and current graduate students. Preference will be given to those who have not previously been able to use the resources of the Burnam Classics Library.
Tytus scholars are expected to be in residence at the University of Cincinnati for a minimum of one semester and, in rare circumstances, a maximum of two during the regular academic year; Fall semester is approximately from early September to the December break, Spring from January through April; see the UC Academic Calendar.
In exceptional circumstances, Tytus Scholars may be appointed for a shorter term (one to two months) during the regular academic year.
Tytus Scholars will receive a monthly stipend of $1500 plus housing near campus and a transportation allowance, as well as office space attached to the Burnam Classics Library.
There is also a Summer Residency Program, which comes under a different application and which has some different provisions.
The application period for 2024-2025 is closed. The application will be active again for the 2025-2026 academic year this fall.
Application Deadline: March 15. Please apply online. Questions can be directed to Steven Ellis, Director, Visiting Scholars Programs.
The University of Cincinnati Department of Classics is pleased to announce the following Tytus Scholars for the 2023-2024 academic year:
Debby Sneed (California State University, Long Beach) - Disability and Daily Life in Ancient Greece
Peter Pavúk (Charles University) - Mikro Vouni on Samothrace and the process of Minoanization in the NE Aegean
Caleb Dance (Washington and Lee) - Ovid's Amores Book 3 - Commentary and Speculative Genetic Edition
Valeria Meirano (Torino) - Contextualizing metal objects at Delphi. A contribution to the understanding of offering and ritual practices in the panhellenic sanctuary
Maria Spathi (CHS, Harvard) - The Sanctuary of Artemis Limnatis in ancient Messene, south-west Peloponnese A contribution to the religious topography of the city